Pork Medallions in Caribbean Nut Sauce

Name: Pork Medallions in Caribbean Nut Sauce
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Central American, Caribbean
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons black pepper; 1 Tbsp brown sugar; 946 milliliters hot cooked long-grain rice; 0 teaspoons crushed red pepper; 2 teaspoons cumin seeds; 0 teaspoons curry powder; 59 milliliters unsalted, dry-roasted peanuts; 4 teaspoons chopped peeled fresh ginger; 6 garlic cloves, peeled; 454 grams pork tenderloin, trimmed; 3 Tbsps light coconut milk; 2 Tbsps low-sodium soy sauce; 473 milliliters thinly sliced red onion; 1 teaspoons salt; 1 Tbsp hot water; 6 Tbsps water, divided

Pork Medallions in Caribbean Nut Sauce might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe makes 4 servings with 425 calories, 31g of protein, and 9g of fat each. This recipe covers 24% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of garlic cloves, coconut milk, curry powder, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. To use up the fresh ginger you could follow this main course with the Fresh Ginger Cookies as a dessert.

Instructions

Place garlic cloves in a food processor, and process until minced.

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Whole Garlic Cloves

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Food Processor

Add ginger, cumin, curry, and red pepper, and process until blended.

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Red Pepper

Ginger

Cumin

Curry Powder

Add peanuts and hot water, and pulse until well-blended, scraping sides of bowl occasionally.

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Peanuts

Water

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Bowl

Cut pork crosswise into 1-inch slices.

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Pork

Place each piece between 2 sheets of heavy-duty plastic wrap; flatten each piece to 1/2-inch thickness using a meat mallet or rolling pin. Coat pork with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

Meat

Pork

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Meat Tenderizer

Rolling Pin

Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.

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Frying Pan

Add pork; saut 2 minutes on each side or until browned.

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Pork

Place pork in a shallow bowl.

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Pork

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Bowl

Add soy sauce and 2 tablespoons water to pan, scraping pan to loosen browned bits.

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Soy Sauce

Water

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Frying Pan

Add soy sauce mixture to pork; keep warm.

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Soy Sauce

Pork

Add onion to pan; saut 3 minutes.

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Onion

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Frying Pan

Add 1/4 cup peanut mixture; cook 4 minutes. Stir in 1/4 cup water, coconut milk, sugar, salt, and black pepper. Return pork mixture to pan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 1 minute.

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Black Pepper